UMK a flop?

Already the Euroviisut fans have more or less massacrated the new format, especially after the qualifiers were announced last Friday. But have they also deserted the show? The opening show of the new competition gathered only 192.000 viewers. A big drop from last year's 638.000 and 2010's 710.000. usually the first show has been the most watched semifinal but the others have been around 500.000